Resources

Helpful Links 

• New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
• USDA Agriculture Census 
• Madison County Government 
• Madison County Agriculture Planning 
  • Agricultural Districts
  • Open Enrollment Materials
  • Madison County Agricultural and Farmland Protection Plan - 2005

Beginning/ Small Scale Farmers

Cornell Small Farms Program 

• Guide to Farming in New York 
• Northeast Beginning Farmers Project 
• Poultry Processing

Code Enforcement Officers for Towns/Villages in Madison County

• Listing of Code Enforcement Officers in Madison County

Energy

• Community Energy Engagement Program

Farm Safety

• CDC-National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health

Field Crops 

Cornell Guidelines

• Corn Crops
  • Estimating Corn Grain and Corn Silage Yields
  • How Do I Price Corn silage Revised
  • Management Considerations for Immature and Frosted Corn Silage.
• Forage Inventory Tools
  • Dairy Herd Forage Needs and Inventory Balance Worksheet
  • Dairy Herd Forage Inventory Worksheet
  • Determining your Current Forage Inventory.

Cornell Field Crop Resources

2014 Cornell Guide for Integrated Field Crop Management

• Purchase online
  • Department of Crop & Soil Sciences
  • Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic
  • Forage-Livestock Systems
  • Nutrient Management Spear Program
  • Cornell Nutrient Analysis Lab
  • Adapt-N: Adaptive Nitrogen Management Tool
  • Cornell Soil Health
• Additional Resource
  • Northeast Region Certified Crop Advisers

Horticulture Resources

Cornell Horticulture Resources

• New York State produces a wide variety of specialty crops and products including:
  • Fruits
  • Vegetables
  • Wine

Other Horticulture Resources

• Department of Horticulture
• NYS Integrated Pest Management Program
• Greenhouse Horticulture Program
• Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs)
• Home Gardening
• Late Blight on Tomato Resources
• IPM Guide for Berry Crops
• IPM Guide for Commercial Tree Fruit Production
• New York State Apple Association
• New York State Berry Growers Association
• NYS Integrated Pest Management for Vegetables
• New York State Vegetable Growers Association

Vegetable Production

• 2014 Integrated Crop and Pest Management Guidelines
• Cornell Vegetable Program
• NYS IPM for Vegetables
• Vegetable MD Online

Fruit Production

• 2013 Cornell Pest Management Guidelines for Berry Crops
• 2013 Cornell Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Tree Fruit Production
• NYS IPM for Tree Fruit
• NYS IPM for Berries
• Growing Tree Fruit in the Finger Lakes: Orchard Notes from Reisinger’s Apple Country
• Spotted Wing Drosophila: Latest information from the NYS IPM Program

Organic Production

• Apples
• Beans
• Blueberries
• Carrots
• Cole Crops
• Cucumbers and Squash
• Grapes
• Lettuce
• Peas
• Potatoes
• Spinach
• Strawberries

Nutrient Management

• Nitrogen Mineralization of Organic Amendments
• Using Organic Nutrient Sources

Storage

• Production Guide for Storage of Organic Fruits and Vegetables

Soils

• Soil Maps

Zoning Laws in Towns/Villages of Madison County

• Town of Brookfield
• Town of Cazenovia
• Town of DeRuyter
• Town of Hamilton

Last updated February 26, 2019